Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is a difference, humble correspondent, and it is that in the first instance, one is offering his- in your case- colleagues an item at a fair price. In the second instance, friends are being invited to a feeding frenzy at which their host stands to benefit to the greatest extent. Of course one may argue that nobody is forced to bid at e-bay or to pay too much for an item, but one may also argue that there is no place for civility and friendship within a use group. I say that calling upon members of this group to bid on one's e-bay offering is a violation of our camaraderie. Anyone is free to disagree. Buzz Hausner - -----Original Message----- From: Robert Jagitsch [mailto:robertj@powerlogix.com] Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 10:28 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] CONDEMN Ebay? M6 FOR SALE > > > > > I rise once more to condemn the promotion of one's own e-Bay > > auction on the > > LUG. I find this behavior smarmy. It is one thing to offer > > items for sale > > to the LUG at a fair price BEFORE posting it to an auction, but it bothers > > me to find a subscriber trolling for bidders among his or her sibling LUG > > members. On the other hand, I tend towards dyspepsia and others may > > disagree with me. > > > > Buzz Hausner What's the difference? A for sale sign on LUG is no different that a for sale sign on eBay. :) Speaking of which, here is my chrome M6 no one on LUG was interested in the past two Fridays: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=406296109 - ------- PowerLogix R&D, Inc. Main Office: 3921 Steck Avenue, Suite A105 Austin, TX 78759 (512) 795-2978 x107 (512) 795-2981 FAX